Punk/Metal Throwdown

When: Sat., Nov. 5, 7:30 p.m. 2016

Whatever boundary lines divide heavy metal and punk rock have been blurred for ages. Iconic acts like Slayer, Corrosion of Conformity, and Motörhead cemented their legacies with both the headbanging and spikey jacket camps decades ago, so this is hardly a rivalry at play. Still, the six-band Throwdown does underscore the shared energy and intensity among its trad-leaning metalheads (Colossus, Blatant Disarray, and Knightmare) and the gritty anthemics of its punk contingent (Poison Anthem, The Ghost of Saturday Nite, and Sibannac). —Bryan C. Reed